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- 8371: Henry V
- ... Henry is still a rebellion and still is close with isdistasteful companions. Although Henry killed Hotspur and momentarily showedhis ability to lead and become a king, his father still doubts him. As his father nears death, Henry assures him that he can handle the responsibility of being the next king. His father tells him two very important pieces of advise if Henry is to become a good and just king. He ...
- 8372: Heart Of Darkness - Lies
- ... hate, detest, and can't bear a lie." He does not think he is better than the rest of the world. Lies simply appall and disgust him immensely. Marlow feels there is a "taint of death, and a flavor of mortality in lies." Lying makes him feel "miserable and sick, like biting something rotten would do." Since he feels this way, he would only tell a lie in the most exceptional ...
- 8373: Heart Of Darkness - Ignorance And Racism
- ... exploitation, are described as 'shapes,' 'shadows,' and 'bundles of acute angles,' so as to show the dehumanizing effect of colonialist rule on the ruled" (269-270). Another similar incident of "double speak" appeared on the death of Marlow's helmsman. Marlow respected the helmsman, yet when the native's blood poured into Marlow's shoes, "To tell you the truth, I was morbidity anxious to change my shoes and socks" (Conrad ...
- 8374: Heart Of Darkness
- ... die and were then thrown to starving dogs or devoured by cannibal tribes." (Meyers 100.) Conrad's "Diary" substantiated the accuracy of the conditions described in Heart of Darkness: the chain gangs, the grove of death, the payment in brass rods, the cannibalism and the human skulls on the fence posts. Conrad did not exaggerate or invent the horrors that provided the political and humanitarian basis for his attack on colonialism ...
- 8375: Heart Of Darkness
- ... chose the middle of the two extremes. While aboard the Nellie, Marlow tells his comrades that "I hate, detest, and can't bear a lie...simply because it appalls me. There is a taint of death, a flavor of mortality in lies..."(44). Towards the end of the novel, Marlow is invited by Kurtz's fiancee to go to her house to speak of her beloved Kurtz. Upon her asking Marlow ...
- 8376: Heart Of Darkness
- ... die and were then thrown to starving dogs or devoured by cannibal tribes." (Meyers 100.) Conrad's "Diary" substantiated the accuracy of the conditions described in Heart of Darkness: the chain gangs, the grove of death, the payment in brass rods, the cannibalism and the human skulls on the fence posts. Conrad did not exaggerate or invent the horrors that provided the political and humanitarian basis for his attack on colonialism ...
- 8377: Heart Of Darkness
- ... out by Kurtz as he died created the most important passages in Heart of Darkness. The way this one passage is interpreted determines how the book is interpreted. One interpretation is that the "horror" is death and Kurtz is realizing he is dying. Kurtz is horrified at the thought of dying and is crying out in pain of the realization. Kurtz may be afraid to die in the heart of darkness ...
- 8378: Harrison Bergeron
- ... stopping people from committing crimes. With the physical handicaps there would not be any competition between people in athletic events. People would not try to get into shape, which probably would lead to an early death for many individuals. The only exercise that people would get is if they did have the handicap on their strength. This would be due to the fact that after time they would merely get used ...
- 8379: Hard Times
- ... provide, and is shown obvious through Dickens' use of the plot. The downfall of the educational system in Gradgrind and the exposure of Bounderby displays the utilitarian convictions destructed. Sissy's endurance and Stephen's death leave them as the heroine and martyr for the novel. It is now evident to the reader that Dickens' attempt at exposing the evils of the Victorian Era through the plot, characterization, and structure of ...
- 8380: Great Gatsby
- ... get what they want. Later, as we see in the Plaza Hotel, Jay still believes that Daisy loves him. He is convinced of this as is shown when he takes the blame for Myrtle's death. "Was Daisy driving?" "Yes
. But of course I'll say I was (p151)." He also watches and protects Daisy as she returns home. "How long are you going to wait?" "All night if necessary (p152 ...
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